“Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.” This quotation is attributed to British playwright William Congreve (1670-1729). It is usually paraphrased as “Music soothes the savage beast.” Order Today: Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got … Read more
It’s official. The Ten Commandments must now be posted in Louisiana schools. The Governor Jeff Landry just signed the law that makes it mandatory. The law reads: “Each public school governing authority and the governing authority of each nonpublic school that receives state funds shall display the Ten Commandments in each building it uses and … Read more
Ironically, one of the reasons for Saint John Cardinal Fisher’s relative obscurity is confusion with his contemporary, Saint Thomas More. They were convicted of the same crime and executed in the same manner. Holy Mother Church canonized them in the same ceremony 400 years after their deaths. First, we need to place John Fisher into … Read more
On a hot June morning in rural Pennsylvania, a large room packed with boys listened in eager silence to the first of several meetings at the Call to Chivalry Summer Camp held from June 5 to 15. The event was organized by the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP). This … Read more
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when I was still a child. During those tense days, I went with my mother to the grocery store. While en route, I heard the word “communist” on the car radio. I asked mother what a communist was. Unprepared for such a question, she did her best to explain. I … Read more
The disappointing 9-0 Supreme Court decision striking down the challenge to the FDA’s loosened restrictions on the abortion pill, mifepristone, is a tragic example of everything that is wrong with the American legal system. The Court reduced the case to a procedural problem of standing—the right of a party to represent a cause due to … Read more
In 1972, Title IX added “sex discrimination” on the part of schools and universities to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 2011, the Obama Administration tried to change the meaning of that term in a “Dear Colleague letter” asserting that sexual violence by an individual could constitute a sex discrimination complaint against a school, … Read more
“Two lame ducks, Macron and Scholz, and a former sovereigntist ugly duckling turned into a swan, Giorgia Meloni. This is what is left of Europe after the electoral earthquake.” These words, written by the columnist Antonio Polito in the Corriere della Sera of June 11, express the essence of the electoral result of the European … Read more
The crisis inside liberalism has prompted many to admit its numerous problems. However, most people accept liberalism as a default because they find nothing better to replace it. Few know how to answer the stinging question: What comes after liberalism? Most replies either devise some plan within the liberal box (usually meaning more liberalism) or … Read more
The infiltration of LGBTQ ideology in society is overwhelming. It invades every sphere of activity, especially in June. These same ideas are also rampant in structures inside the Catholic Church. However, some tend to see this invasion as a not-so-hidden sub-culture inside the Church. They do not realize the full scope and intensity of this … Read more
